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Page 2 — <strong>April</strong> <strong>18</strong>, <strong>2012</strong> — PERRYSBURG MESSENGER JOURNAL<br />

CHAL<br />

LENG<br />

ING AMBITIOUS<br />

My rehab. My choices.<br />

My results.<br />

“Otterbein’s small<br />

house is NOT a typical<br />

rehab center! It is a<br />

welcoming home in a<br />

beautiful neighborhood.<br />

The personalized <strong>the</strong>rapy<br />

and home-cooked meals<br />

allowed me to recover<br />

in record time. My doctor<br />

was amazed!”<br />

- Jim, Otterbein<br />

Small House<br />

Small House.<br />

Big Difference. ®<br />

INVITING<br />

Sheriff’s SWAT team<br />

➧Continued from page 1<br />

labor union, <strong>the</strong>re would<br />

have to be a letter <strong>of</strong> understanding,<br />

Councilor Ermie<br />

said.<br />

Councilman Todd<br />

Grayson told <strong>the</strong> committee<br />

he has “a fundamental<br />

problem with double dipping.”<br />

Councilor Ermie said<br />

<strong>the</strong> committee did not take<br />

any action on <strong>the</strong> issue.<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r Business<br />

In o<strong>the</strong>r business, council:<br />

•Authorized an agreement<br />

with Regulatory<br />

Compliance Consultants to<br />

develop, implement and<br />

maintain <strong>the</strong> <strong>2012</strong> safety<br />

program including training<br />

for <strong>the</strong> public service division,<br />

at a cost not to exceed<br />

$33,400.<br />

•Approved an agreement<br />

with <strong>the</strong> Arcadis engineering<br />

firm, not to exceed<br />

$25,000, for revised engineering<br />

and designs for<br />

Cherry Street sewer district<br />

209.<br />

Arcadis’ preliminary<br />

work discovered that property<br />

owners could eliminate<br />

<strong>the</strong> sanitary flow in an<br />

existing private combined<br />

sewer at <strong>the</strong> rear <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

properties and direct o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

flow into a new storm<br />

sewer on Mulberry Street.<br />

As a result <strong>of</strong> this<br />

change, <strong>the</strong>re would be a<br />

single sewer connection for<br />

all three businesses in <strong>the</strong><br />

area; a deep sewer on Indiana<br />

Avenue would be<br />

replaced with a much shallower<br />

sewer outside <strong>the</strong><br />

paved area, resulting in less<br />

inconvenience to motorists;<br />

would preserve vehicle<br />

access via Indiana to two <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> properties; and reduce<br />

overall construction costs.<br />

•Approved updates to<br />

<strong>the</strong> city’s sewer master plan<br />

and cost recovery plan,<br />

affecting development currently<br />

pending along<br />

Roachton and Hull Prairie<br />

roads and State Route 25.<br />

Arcadis prepared <strong>the</strong><br />

updates, which are on file<br />

for public review at <strong>the</strong><br />

city’s planning and zoning<br />

<strong>of</strong>fice.<br />

•Renewed a memo <strong>of</strong><br />

understanding with <strong>Perrysburg</strong><br />

Amateur Baseball/<br />

S o f t b a l l C o m m i s s i o n<br />

(PABSC) effective through<br />

November 15.<br />

•Scheduled <strong>the</strong> following<br />

committee meetings:<br />

planning and zoning, 5<br />

p.m., Wednesday, <strong>April</strong> <strong>18</strong>;<br />

board <strong>of</strong> zoning appeals,<br />

7:30 p.m., Wednesday,<br />

<strong>April</strong> <strong>18</strong>; personnel, 5 p.m.,<br />

Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 24; health,<br />

sanitation and public utilities,<br />

6 p.m., Tuesday, <strong>April</strong><br />

24.<br />

The meetings are held at<br />

<strong>the</strong> municipal building,<br />

West Indiana Avenue, and<br />

are open to <strong>the</strong> public.<br />

PAAC seeks board members<br />

The <strong>Perrysburg</strong> Area Arts<br />

Council (PAAC) is seeking<br />

individuals to fill board<br />

openings.<br />

PAAC promotes and<br />

sponsors a wide variety <strong>of</strong><br />

area art, music, drama and<br />

cultural programs. Many <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong>ir programs have become<br />

community traditions, such<br />

as <strong>the</strong> Summer Youth Theater<br />

Series, Music in <strong>the</strong><br />

Market, <strong>the</strong> July 3rd Celebration<br />

Concert, Home &<br />

Away for <strong>the</strong> Holidays (all<br />

co-sponsored by <strong>the</strong> City <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Perrysburg</strong>) and <strong>the</strong> Harrison<br />

Rally Day-Rally for <strong>the</strong> Arts,<br />

co-sponsored with <strong>the</strong> <strong>Perrysburg</strong><br />

Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce.<br />

The council also<br />

sponsors scholarships in <strong>the</strong><br />

visual and performing arts.<br />

“PAAC hopes to engage a<br />

diverse group <strong>of</strong> individuals<br />

as directors on <strong>the</strong> board,”<br />

said Dan Boos, interim president.<br />

“ Talents and experience<br />

ranging from event<br />

planning, finance, project<br />

management, business management,<br />

communications,<br />

marketing and education are<br />

just some <strong>of</strong> skills and competencies<br />

we hope to enlist.”<br />

Interested parties should<br />

call Mr. Boos at 419-297-<br />

1153 or send an e-mail to<br />

danboos.artist@yahoo.com.<br />

Individuals interested in<br />

becoming directors or members<br />

can contact Mr. Boos or<br />

visit PAAC’s Web site at<br />

perrys burgarts.org or by email<br />

at perrysburgarts<br />

@bex.net.<br />

Letters policy<br />

The weekly deadline for Letters to <strong>the</strong> Editor is noon on<br />

Friday. Letters should be limited to 300 words. Letters from <strong>the</strong><br />

same writer will be accepted no more frequently than every 30<br />

days.<br />

Due to limited space, coverage <strong>of</strong> community news, and<br />

production costs, only two letters regarding a certain issue will<br />

be printed each week. Time and space permitting, all o<strong>the</strong>r letters<br />

will be posted on <strong>the</strong> newspaper’s web site, www.perrys<br />

burg. com.<br />

The newspaper reserves <strong>the</strong> right to accept or reject letters,<br />

and to edit <strong>the</strong>m for clarity and length.<br />

All letters need a signature <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> writer and an address and<br />

phone number for verification before publishing.<br />

Call Joy Riedl today to schedule a tour or<br />

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Chicken Breasts<br />

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ENGAGED<br />

‘Give a pet a new leash on life’<br />

Planned Pethood to host 11th annual Paw Hoorah<br />

Planned Pethood, Inc.<br />

will host its annual “Paw<br />

Hoorah–Desperately Seeking<br />

Big Love” grazing and<br />

auction fund-raiser Saturday,<br />

<strong>April</strong> 28.<br />

The event, in its 11th<br />

year, will be held at <strong>the</strong><br />

Toledo Country Club, from<br />

7 to 11 p.m.<br />

The benefit will feature<br />

gourmet grazing stations,<br />

entertainment along with a<br />

silent and live<br />

auction–something for<br />

everyone. Celebrity masters<br />

<strong>of</strong> ceremonies will be Tony<br />

Geftos and Christina<br />

Williams from WTVG 13<br />

ABC News.<br />

A sampling <strong>of</strong> auction<br />

items include dog gift baskets,<br />

jewelry, family portrait<br />

packages, golf packages,<br />

vehicle detailing, oil<br />

changes, Cleveland Indian<br />

tickets, autographed OSU<br />

basketball by Thad Matta,<br />

OSU football tickets, iPad,<br />

laptop, limited edition<br />

Emmitt Smith 23K Gold<br />

Trading cards, tabletop air<br />

hockey and more.<br />

Items are updated daily<br />

on <strong>the</strong> Planned Pethood Web<br />

site.<br />

Tickets for <strong>the</strong> Paw<br />

Hoorah are $60 per person.<br />

For ticket information, visit<br />

<strong>the</strong> Web site www.planned<br />

pethood.org and click <strong>the</strong><br />

Paw Hoorah box.<br />

Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 28<br />

7 to 11 p.m.<br />

Toledo Country Club<br />

Live and silent auction<br />

Gourmet grazing stations<br />

“Desperately Seeking BIG LOVE–<br />

Give a Pet a New Leash On Life”<br />

Aja, a<br />

9-month-old<br />

female terrier mix,<br />

is looking for a<br />

home.<br />

Visit <strong>the</strong><br />

Web site<br />

www.plannedpethood.org<br />

for more adoptable dogs and cats.<br />

Major sponsors include<br />

Anthony Wayne Animal<br />

Hospital, Sylvania Vet,<br />

Stautzenberger College,<br />

Trifexis, Petco Foundation,<br />

Rayner, Foos, Kruse &<br />

Irwin, St. Francis Veterinary<br />

Hospital, Welch Publishing,<br />

Yark Automotive Group,<br />

Barb DiNardo and Jeff<br />

Bunker, and Mike and Doy<br />

DiNardo.<br />

All proceeds from <strong>the</strong><br />

event will benefit <strong>the</strong> mission<br />

<strong>of</strong> Planned Pethood–<br />

“To reduce <strong>the</strong> overpopulation<br />

and suffering <strong>of</strong> dogs<br />

and cats through education<br />

and low-cost spay/neuter<br />

programs and to rescue, vet<br />

and place adoptable dogs<br />

and cats into good permanent<br />

homes.”<br />

Planned Pethood, Inc. is<br />

a non-pr<strong>of</strong>it, northwest Ohio<br />

based organization that cares<br />

about <strong>the</strong> overpopulation <strong>of</strong><br />

dogs and cats in <strong>the</strong> community.<br />

The organization<br />

believes that every companion<br />

animal deserves to live a<br />

life <strong>of</strong> dignity which<br />

includes adequate food,<br />

water, health care and a<br />

warm loving home.<br />

As a no-kill organization,<br />

Planned Pethood provides<br />

medial treatment and behavioral<br />

rehabilitation for animals<br />

that come into its care<br />

and <strong>of</strong>fers adoptable animals<br />

to <strong>the</strong> public.<br />

<strong>Perrysburg</strong> Symphony Orchestra to present Spring Concert <strong>April</strong> 28<br />

The <strong>Perrysburg</strong> Symphony<br />

Orchestra will present its<br />

Spring Concert on Saturday,<br />

<strong>April</strong> 28, at 7 p.m., at <strong>the</strong><br />

Owens Center for Performing<br />

Arts. Guest conductor for <strong>the</strong><br />

concert will be Robert<br />

Mirakian.<br />

Maestro Mirakian is currently<br />

in his fifth season as<br />

EyEvent to benefit<br />

Sight Center<br />

The Sight Center <strong>of</strong> Northwest<br />

Ohio’s EyEvent will be<br />

held May 3, at <strong>the</strong> Hilton Garden<br />

Inn, Levis Commons, <strong>Perrysburg</strong>.<br />

The event will raise funds to<br />

provides services for visually<br />

impaired and blind individuals<br />

residing in 16 northwest Ohio<br />

counties.<br />

Dick and Fran Anderson are<br />

<strong>the</strong> honorary chairs for <strong>the</strong><br />

event.<br />

The dinner will include<br />

donor and volunteer recognition<br />

and feature Tom Sullivan, well<br />

known entertainer. Mr. Sullivan<br />

has been blind since birth and<br />

has succeeded as a singer, composer,<br />

actor author and athlete.<br />

To attend this event, call The<br />

Sight Center <strong>of</strong> Northwest Ohio<br />

at 419-720-3937 or send an email<br />

to Nadine Musser at<br />

nmusser@sightcentertoledo.org.<br />

music director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Richmond<br />

Philharmonic, in Richmond,<br />

Virginia. He has added<br />

to <strong>the</strong> long history <strong>of</strong> artistic<br />

excellence and community<br />

involvement by conducting<br />

neighborhood, regional and<br />

young people’s concerts. He<br />

has acted as assistant conductor<br />

for <strong>the</strong> Toledo Opera and<br />

also served as music director<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Toledo<br />

Symphony Orchestra.<br />

Mr. Mirakian has chosen<br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>me <strong>of</strong> “A Little Night<br />

Music from Mozart and<br />

Beethoven” for <strong>the</strong> concert.<br />

Adding to <strong>the</strong> program will<br />

be <strong>the</strong> performances <strong>of</strong> two<br />

winners <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Symphony’s<br />

Young Artist Competition,<br />

Natalie Smith, from <strong>the</strong> high<br />

school division playing <strong>the</strong><br />

trumpet, and Manling Wang,<br />

from Bowling Green State<br />

University, playing <strong>the</strong> cello.<br />

Tickets are available at <strong>the</strong><br />

door and Ken’s Flowers. For<br />

more information, call Carol<br />

Shepard at 419-872-9436.<br />

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TARTA will end service in <strong>Perrysburg</strong><br />

➧Continued from page 1<br />

on <strong>the</strong>ir indefensible position.<br />

I hope <strong>the</strong>y change<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir minds. It is not too<br />

late.<br />

“In <strong>the</strong> meantime, we are<br />

focused on making sure that<br />

<strong>the</strong> alternative plan for 2013<br />

and beyond is cost effective<br />

and responsive to consumer<br />

needs. To that end, things<br />

are going well and are on<br />

time and budget. I am excited<br />

for <strong>the</strong> future and I hope<br />

that we can find a fair resolution<br />

to <strong>the</strong> end-<strong>of</strong>-year gap<br />

issue.”<br />

Rep. Gardner stated he<br />

believes TARTA should<br />

serve <strong>Perrysburg</strong> residents<br />

through <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year.<br />

“TARTA will receive<br />

property taxes from <strong>Perrysburg</strong><br />

citizens for all <strong>of</strong> <strong>2012</strong>,<br />

yet it refuses to discuss a<br />

contractual arrangement,<br />

which is permitted by law,<br />

whereby citizens would<br />

continue to be served for <strong>the</strong><br />

entire year. If this is all<br />

about truly serving people,<br />

this will not be TARTA’s<br />

final decision,” he said. “No<br />

matter what, I will continue<br />

to support alternatives that<br />

are fair for <strong>the</strong> citizens <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Perrysburg</strong> and any o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

community that seeks better<br />

services at lower costs.”<br />

Mayor Nelson Evans<br />

stated that <strong>the</strong> city will continue<br />

to work with Representative<br />

Gardner’s <strong>of</strong>fice to<br />

address <strong>the</strong> issue legislatively.<br />

“O<strong>the</strong>r alternatives are<br />

being explored should those<br />

efforts fail,” he added.<br />

In February, Clear View<br />

Strategies, based in Pittsburg,<br />

Pennsylvania, was<br />

hired to move <strong>the</strong> city for-<br />

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• USDA Choice Beef<br />

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• Bowman-Landis Free Range Fresh Turkeys<br />

• The Boar’s Head Brand Deli Meats<br />

In-Store Bakery • In-Store Delicatessen<br />

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ward with a transportation<br />

development plan.<br />

According to Councilman<br />

Grayson, a final report<br />

and recommendations<br />

should be completed by <strong>the</strong><br />

end <strong>of</strong> June.<br />

In November, <strong>Perrysburg</strong><br />

City Council will ask voters<br />

to approve a new property<br />

tax levy for a new public<br />

transportation service,<br />

which if approved, is<br />

expected to begin <strong>the</strong> first <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> year.<br />

Transportation Survey<br />

Clear View Strategies<br />

currently is conducting a<br />

transportation survey for<br />

<strong>Perrysburg</strong> residents.<br />

The survey is available<br />

online at www.surveymon<br />

key.com/s/GLWJSW2 or in<br />

today’s Messenger Journal<br />

on page 3.<br />

LifeWalk set for Saturday, May 12<br />

Path to Life, a local nonpr<strong>of</strong>it,<br />

will host its 13th annual<br />

LifeWalk on Saturday,<br />

May 12, at 10 a.m., at <strong>the</strong><br />

baseball shelter at Pearson<br />

Park in Oregon.<br />

The event is open to <strong>the</strong><br />

public, and all proceeds benefit<br />

Path to Life, an organization<br />

which operates Hope<br />

Home, a maternity residence<br />

for pregnant women in need.<br />

Path to Life was established<br />

in 2000 with <strong>the</strong> goal<br />

<strong>of</strong> promoting life-affirming<br />

choices to single women who<br />

are dealing with unplanned<br />

pregnancies and lack <strong>the</strong><br />

resources to support a healthy<br />

pregnancy by providing temporary<br />

housing, case management<br />

and supportive services.<br />

From 2000 to 2008, Path<br />

to Life provided shelter and<br />

pregnancy and post-birth<br />

supportive services to more<br />

than 70 single women who<br />

did not have <strong>the</strong> resources to<br />

support <strong>the</strong>mselves or an<br />

infant child. In early 2009,<br />

Path to Life temporarily<br />

ceased operations to reorganize<br />

as an independent<br />

non-pr<strong>of</strong>it agency.<br />

The LifeWalk will be held<br />

rain or shine.<br />

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